On the Front Row with Cate Brothers

After more than 40 years together, Arkansas natives the Cate Brothers are taking a break, and they chose the Arkansas Educational Television Network studios as one of their final venues. Taped before an enthusiastic audience that traveled from across the state, the concert met with such excitement and success that a special one-hour episode of AETN Presents has been produced.

The Cate Brothers represent much of what is so great about Arkansas - talent, a devotion to celebrating the power of music and the joy of working together, AETN Executive Director Allen Weatherly said. They chose to keep their roots in Arkansas even as their fame and recognition extended far beyond our borders.

AETN is proud to celebrate Ernie, Earl and the band with this wonderful concert special. It is a great addition to our schedule.

The Cate Brothers  Ernie and Earl Cate  have been writing and performing their unique style of rock and soul music since the 1960s. They have since developed a sound that is truly their own, both soulful and unique.

After 40 years we are just trying to slow it down, write some new songs, Ernie Cate said. You meet so many neat people over the years and make great friends in a lot of different towns…we are just so lucky to have the kind of support we've had for all these years.

From 1975 to 1980, the Cate Brothers released three LP's on Electra-Asylum Records and one LP on Atlantic Records. In 1976, Union Man, a single from their first Electra-Asylum LP, climbed into the top 10 on the national charts and was followed by another successful single, Can't Change My Heart.

Their success led to nationwide television performances, including American Bandstand, Midnight Special, Austin City Limits, as well as television programs in Canada and Europe. Performances with artists such as Queen, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys, Boz Scaggs, Little Feat, The Band, Crosby, Stills and Nash and others brought them more national recognition.

In 1992, the Cate Brothers Band was invited to perform for the Presidential Inaugural Ball, The Blue-Jean Bash, where they performed with The Band, Bob Dylan, Steven Stills, Clarence Clemons, Kim Wilson, Dr. John and many others.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ernie and Earl Cate continued to write new material, and in 1995 their first CD, Radioland, was released on Blue Sun, Ice House, Priority Records. In 1997, they released another CD, Struck A Vein, and in 1999, their first live CD, The Cate Brothers Band Live, was released on Current Records. Among the songs performed for this special AETN Presents are: Start All Over Again, Neighborhood, Union Man, Am I Losing You, Crazy Mixed Up World, Where Can We Go, and Give it To a Good Man.

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♪ [APPLAUSE] .

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THE REASON WE'RE A LITTLE LATE, ALL OF THAT MAKE UP. WE NEED ALL OF THE HELP WE CAN GET. ♪ ♪ LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW GIRL COMING BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ THIS TIME I'LL DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT ME TO ♪ ♪ I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT GIRL YEAH WE CAN WORK IT OUT ♪ ♪ THIS TIME I KNOW I LOVE YOU AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ♪ ♪ LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN AND TAKE IT DAY BY DAY ♪ ♪ LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN AND LOVE WILL FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ I KNOW LOVE I SAID LOVE IT'S GOING TO FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING GIRL I CAN SEE YOU NOW ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP ME NOW MY LIFE HAS BEEN SO LONELY FILLED WITH EMPTINESS ♪ ♪ I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BRING ME HAPPENINESS ♪ ♪ START ALL OVER AGAIN AND TAKE IT DAY BY DAY ♪ ♪ LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN AND LOVE WILL FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ I KNOW LOVE I SAID LOVE ♪ ♪ IT'S GOING TO FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ ♪ LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN AND TAKE IT DAY BY DAY START ALL OVER AGAIN ♪ ♪ AND LOVE WILL FIND A WAY I KNOW LOVE ♪ ♪ I SAID LOVE ♪ IS GONNA FIND A WAY ♪ IT'S GONNA FIND A WAY ♪ I'M COMING BACK HOME NOW BABY ♪ ♪ WE'RE GOING TO FIND A WAY ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. MOST OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING TONIGHT ARE ORIGINAL TUNES THAT WE WROTE. ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ENDEAVORS CALLED "THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD." ♪ ♪ SHE JUST MOVED IN PAINTED HER HOUSE BRIGHT BLUE ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' WONDERING WHAT SHE'S UP TO ♪ ♪ SHE'S GOT LONG BLONDE HAIR AND EVERYTHING ELSE IT TAKES ♪ ♪ CURIOUS EYES WATCH EVERY MOVE SHE MAKES ♪ ♪ I CAN'T HELP THINKIN' SHE'S MISUNDERSTOOD ♪ ♪ WHEN PEOPLE START SAYING THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ WOMEN LIKE TO GOSSIP MEN THEY LOVE TO LOOK ♪ ♪ PEEKIN' THROUGH THE BLINDS WHILE THE PHONE'S RINGING OFF THE HOOK ♪ ♪ ALL THE KIDS DROP BY AND HANG OUT AFTER SCHOOL ♪ ♪ THEN THEY GO HOME AND TELL THEIR FOLKS SHE'S COOL ♪ ♪ I CAN'T HELP THINKIN' SHE'S MISUNDERSTOOD ♪ ♪ WHEN PEOPLE START SAYING THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WHERE ARE THE WORDS I NEED SOME HELP

I JUST GOT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF ♪ ♪ I HOPE SHE'S HERE TO STAY I HOPE SHE'S HERE FOR GOOD ♪ ♪ CAUSE IF SHE EVER MOVES AWAY THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ I HOPE SHE'S HERE TO STAY I HOPE SHE'S HERE FOR GOOD ♪ ♪ CAUSE IF SHE EVER MOVES AWAY ♪ ♪ THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ IF SHE EVER MOVES AWAY THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪ ♪ S ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU. BACK IN THE 70'S, WE HAD A HIT RECORD, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE DID THIS ON AMERICAN BAND STAND. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL. WE WILL DO THIS ONE FOR YOU. ♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ IT'S 6 A.M. I'M ON THE JOB WORKING LIKE A FOOL FOR MY PAY ♪ ♪ A BIG MAN WALKS UP WITH A SMILE NNLS SAYS YOU GOTTA GO ON STRIKE TODAY HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN HOW AM I GONNA PAY MY DUES ♪ ♪ OWE MY LANDLORD, OWE MY DOCTOR AND ALL THE KIDS NEED SHOES ♪ ♪ WELL I KNOW I NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THAT RAISE BUT THERE'S ONE THING I DON'T LIKE TELL ME HOW CAN I FEED MY HUNGRY FAMILY ♪ ♪ IF YOU SAY I GOTTA GO ON STRIKE HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN HOW AM I GONNA PAY MY DUES OWE MORE MONEY THAN I CAN PAY LOOKS LIKE AM' BOUND TO LOSE ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ WELL I DON'T SHE HOW I'M GONNA GET AHEAD ♪ ♪ SEEMS LIKE THERE AIN'T NO WAY WELL HE SAID DON'T WORRY CAUSE I UNDERSTAND TRY AND SEE THINGS MY WAY ♪ ♪ HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN THANK YOU FOR THE HELPING HAND ♪ ♪ HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN SO GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN SO GLAD THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN THANK YOU FOR THE HELPING HAND ♪ ♪ HEY HEY MR. UNION MAN SO GLAD THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU. CHRP CHRP .

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ♪ ♪ ♪ I HEARD YOU TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP CALLING OUT ANOTHER MAN'S NAME ♪ ♪ MY SUSPICION'S KILLING ME ARE YOU PLAYING THE CHEATIN' GAME ♪ ♪ ONCE A WEEK OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS ♪ ♪ IS TURNING INTO THREE CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL BECOME A MYSTERY ♪ I WANNA KNOW WHERE I STAND ♪ ♪ AM I IN, AM I OUT OF YOUR PLAN ♪ ♪ I WANNA KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪ ♪ AM I LOSING YOU AM I LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ AM I LOSING YOU ♪ I THE NOTE YOU MEANT TO HIDE ♪ ♪ THE MESSAGE SAID LET'S MEET AT NINE ♪ ♪ THE PHONE KEEPS RINGING TELL ME WHY ♪ ♪ IT'S THE WRONG NUMBER EVERY TIME ♪ ♪ I WANNA KNOW WHERE I STAND ♪ ♪ AM I IN, AM I OUT OF YOUR PLAN ♪ ♪ I WANNA KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪ ♪ AM I LOSING YOU AM I LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ AM I LOSING YOU ♪ YOU KNOW IT JUST AIN'T RIGHT WHAT'S GOING ON ♪ ♪ GOT ME SO CONFUSED I'M SINGING THE BLUES ALL NIGHT LONG ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I WANNA KNOW WHERE I STAND ♪ ♪ AM I IN AM I OUT OF YOUR PLAN ♪ ♪ I WANNA KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪ ♪ AM I LOSING YOU AM I LOSING YOU AM I LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ I WANNA KNOW I CAN'T STAND IT BABY ♪ ♪ AM I LOSING YOU ♪ OH, AM I LOSING YOU ♪ I WANNA KNOW AM I LOSING YOU ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU. THAT WAS DAVID RENKO ON THE SAXOPHONE THERE. WE HAVE EARLY ON THE LEAD GUITAR. BACK ON THE DRUMS WE HAVE MICKEY EOFF. THAT IS HIS BROTHER RON RIGHT ON THE BASE GUITAR. A LITTLE BLUES FOR YOU ON THIS ONE. ♪ I'M CRAZY MIXED UP KID AND I LOVE TO DANCE LIKE THIS ♪ ♪ WELL I LOVE TO ROCK'N'ROLL IT SATISFIES MY SOUL I LOVE TO JUMP AND SHOUT ♪ ♪ IT REALLY KNOCKS ME OUT ♪ THE MUSIC WITH THE BEAT KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET ♪ ♪ I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU HEARD I'M IN A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ YEAH, A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ I'M IN A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ ALL RIGHT ♪ ♪ WHEN I LOOSEN UP DOWN INSIDE ♪ ♪ MY KID BEGIN TO FLY MY HEART GOES PUMP, PUMP, PUMP AND MUSIC MAKES ME JUMP JUMP JUMP ♪ ♪ I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF NO MORE ♪ ♪ THE MUSIC HAS ME ON THE FLOOR ♪ ♪ I'M CRAZY AIN'T YOU HEARD I'M IN A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ WE ARE IN A CRAZY MIXED UP WORLD ♪ ♪ THAT IS ERNIE CATE, GIVE IT UP NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. HAVE MERCY. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU. ♪ ONCE WE HAD A VISION NOW IT'S COMING TRUE ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING WE DREAMED OF IS NOW IN VIEW ♪ ♪ LONG WAY WE TRAVELED WASN'T AN EASY RIDE IT ALL LOOKS SO DIFFERENT ♪ ♪ STANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE CAN WE GO WHERE CAN WE GO ♪ ♪ WHERE CAN WE GO FROM HERE ♪ SO GLAD WE MADE IT WE'VE BEEN TRYING SO LONG ♪ ♪ MANY TIMES WE STUMBLED STILL WE CARRIED ON ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY TELLS US HARD TIMES IN THE PAST ♪ ♪ THEY ALL KNOW THE TRUTH IS GOOD TIMES JUST NEVER LAST ♪ ♪ WHERE CAN WE GO WHERE CAN WE GO ♪ ♪ WHERE CAN WE GO ♪ FROM HERE ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SO GLAD WE MADE IT WE'VE BEEN TRYING SO LONG MANY TIMES WE STUMBLED STILL WE CARRIED ON ♪ ♪ A LONG WAY WE TRAVELED IT WASN'T AN EASTY RIDE ♪ ♪ IT ALL LOOKS SO DIFFERENT STANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE ♪ ♪ WHERE CAN WE GO WE CAN WE GO ♪ ♪ WHERE CAN WE GO FROM HERE ♪ WHERE CAN WE GO WHERE CAN WE GO WHERE CAN WE GO FROM HERE ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SH ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. [APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ WOMAN WHAT IS THIS I'VE SEEN THOSE STARRY EYES ♪ ♪ YOU PRESS EACH PAGE IN YOUR BOOK OF LOVE ♪ ♪ BEFORE THE INK HAS DRIED YOU DON'T KNOW THIS STRANGER FROM A MAN UP IN THE MOON ♪ ♪ EVERY TIME YOU JUMP THAT LINE YOU MAKE YOUR MOVE TOO SOON ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR HEART ♪ ♪ GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR HEART GIVE IT ALL THAT YOU CAN ♪ ♪ HE CAN TALK THE TALK BUT CAN HE WALK THE WALK ♪ ♪ GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN SOMEONE LIKE ME ♪ ♪ NOW, WOMAN I MUST INSIST WHERE IS YOUR SENSE OF PRIDE ♪ ♪ THINK OF ALL THE WASTED YEARS AND ALL OF THE TEARS YOU CRIED ♪ ♪ SOMEONE SHOWS YOU COMFORT AND YOU LOSE ALL OF YOUR CONTROL YOU HUNGER FOR AFFECTION AND IT HURTS ME TO MY SOUL ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR HEART GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR HEART GIVE IT ALL THAT YOU CAN ♪ ♪ HE CAN TALK THE TALK BUT CAN HE WALK THE WALK ♪ ♪ IS HE NINE TO FIVE OR JUST SHUCK AND JIVE ♪ ♪ GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN ♪ SOMEONE LIKE ME, BABY ♪ ♪ SOMEONE SHOWS YOU KINDNESS AND YOU NEVER WONDER WHY ♪ ♪ IS KNOWN FOR BLINDNESS BUT I HATE TO SEE YOU CRY ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR HEART ♪ ♪ GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR HEART ♪ ♪ GIVE IT ALL THAT YOU CAN ♪ HE CAN TALK THE TALK BUT CAN HE WALK THE WALK ♪ ♪ IS HE NINE TO FIVE OR JUST SHUCK AND JIVE ♪ ♪ GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN SOMEONE LIKE ME, BABY ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE IT UP GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN ♪ ♪ IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE IT UP ♪ GIVE IT UP, GIVE IT UP ♪ IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE IT UP IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE IT UP OH, GIVE IT TO A GOOD MAN ♪ ♪ CLR ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] .

THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING UP HERE CHILD TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY WANTS TO TAKE NOBODY LIVE GIVING ♪ ♪ I WISH I WAS BACK IN MEMPHIS BACK HOME THERE WITH MY MAMA THE ONLY CLOTHES I GOT LEFT THAT AIN'T RAGS IS MY PAJAMAS ♪ ♪ NO BROTHERLY LOVE NO HELP, NO DANGER ♪ ♪ JUST A GREAT BIG TOWN FULL OF COLD HEARTED STRANGERS ♪ ♪ I WENT HUNGRY IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO WAS NO BETTER ♪ ♪ BUT TODAY, MY DEER MOTHER WROTE AND TOLD ME IN A LETTER ♪ ♪ YOU UK WALK DOWN BEALE STREET, HONEY,WARING YOUR PAJAMAS BACK HOME IN MEMPHIS ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'M GOING TO LEAVE HERE IN THE MORNING AND WALK DOWN TO THE STATION ♪ ♪ I'VE GOT JUST ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY TRANSPORTATION ♪ ♪ I'M GOING BACK TO MEMPHIS BACK HOME WITH MY MAMA ♪ ♪ IF I HAVE TO RIDE THAT BUS BAREFOOTED IN PAJAMAS BACK HOME IN MEMPHIS NO MOANING AND GROWNING ♪ ♪ I KNOW EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT IN THE MORNING ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [APPLAUSE] ♪ .

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AETN PRESENTS "FRONT ROW WITH THE CATE BROTHERS" -- YOU MEET SO MANY PEOPLE, AFTER 40 YEARS, TRY TO SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW, BEING BORN IN ARKANSAS, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOME TO US. WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN L.A. AND NEW YORK, AND NO MATTER WHERE WE WENT, EUROPE, JAPAN, WHATEVER, IT WAS ALWAYS GOOD TO GET BACK HOME.

HAS THIS MADE YOU SORT OF THINK BACK ON YOUR CAREER, THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE STARTING TO --.

THERE IS A LOT OF THOSE. PLAYING WITH THE BAND, YOU KNOW. LEVON, THE GUYS IN THE BAND, GETTING TO TOUR ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. GETTING TO DO A LOT OF BIG SHOWS, A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. WE DID A LOT ON OUR OWN WITH OUR RECORDS BEFORE THAT, PLAYING FOR CLINTON HE HE WAS ELECTED...